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A Nigerian man who had recently fled to Europe to escape Boko Haram militants was beaten to death on the streets of Italy this week as he tried to defend his wife against racist abuse. Emmanuel Chidi Namdi, 36, and his wife Chimiary, 24, were walking through the northern Italian town of Fermo on Tuesday […]

Former governor of Oyo State, Engr Omololu Olunloyo has denounced his daughter; self-acclaimed International Journalist, Media/PR Expert and Guns Victims Activist Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo. The former governor said he was denouncing the Canadian deportee for her “utterly irresponsible, libelous and scandalous writings. The former governor, in a statement released on Thursday, tendered his unreserved apologies to […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described Zainab Bukola Ajayi, who died on Wednesday, as an iconic thespian and a colossus of her time who has left an indelible footprint in the country’s creative landscape. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister said despite her advanced age, it was still with a […]Read More

Mr. Segun Akinwusi, ex Head of Service (HOS) of Osun State has said that the petition against him to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) by the state governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola cannot  stop him from criticizing his government. The former HOS in a statement issued, Thursday, said he was shocked that four years […]

The recent reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, by President Muhammadu Buhari is another gross abuse of the powers of the president and flagrant disregard for our laws, the same laws which Buhari swore to uphold at his inauguration. With the benefit of insight, this latest naked display of executive […]

It is not very often that I find myself writing a tribute considering that ours is a country where heroes and heroines are in short supply. But I couldn’t allow this particular occasion to pass without reflecting on what Edwin Madunagu, popularly called Eddie by friends and comrades, means to me, to Nigeria and the […]

The Chinese are said to use two brush strokes to write the word, ‘crisis’. It is said that for them one brush stroke stands for danger while the other stands for opportunity. The critical question here is: what opportunity does the current economic crisis present to the country? I am using the virtual bankruptcy of […]

News facts are emerging as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) detectives exposed how Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose bought four duplexes in Lagos and one in Abuja for N1.35 billion within six months in  office. Following the discovery, the EFCC has summoned three more people for quizzing on Friday in relation to the […]

The rampaging Niger Delta Avengers militant group on Thursday said it attacked more oil infrastructure in southern Nigeria, ignoring a call for unity from President Muhammadu Buhari. The group said in an email that it hit manifolds RMP 22, 23 and 24 operated by Chevron Nigeria Limited in Delta state at about 1:20 am (0020 […]

Umaru Shinkafi, former presidential aspirant has died. The Marafan Sokoto who suffered multiple organ failure, died, Wednesday, at the Harefield Hospital, Middlesex,London. He was 79years old. Shiknafi is survived by three wives, children and grandchildren. The Marafan Sokoto was the vice-presidential candidate of Olu Falae in the APP/AD alliance in 1999. They lost to the […]

 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Abia State, Dr Uche Ogah, Wednesday said his demand to be sworn in as governor was not borne out of desperation. He said contrary to impression being created, his case against Governor Okezie Ikpeazu was far from being an ambush. At a briefing on Wednesday, he said his […]

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN) has said that it would commence its planned strike on Thursday. The union said it was going on the strike because of the unwillingness of the Federal Government to resolve some issues affecting the oil and gas sector. This is just as the Minister […]